Its curtains down for one actor when preparations for a new murder mystery play at the local theatre take a chillingly real twist . . .
The Librarian
Retirement was beckoning until local lawyer Adam Cunningham aka the Hopewell Players pantomime dame requested my professional opinion on the script of their next play that he's been given.
The Lawyer
The script is terrible! And it rips off a number of Golden Age mysteries. With Rolys knowledge of crime fiction, I might be able to get the whole thing cancelled.
The Producer
I couldnt believe it when I learned that my late father had written a play of all things! And now the players will perform his work until one of them is found dead. . .
The Inspector
A body on the stage of the local playhouse doesnt happen often round here. Was it a pre-rehearsal accident, suicide . . . or is the spotlight about to fall on a murderer?
Told from the point of view of four unreliable narrators, most of whom can't be trusted The Librarian, The Lawyer, The Producer and The Inspector this cunningly inventive novel is a refreshingly fun, subversive take on the crime fiction genre.